Saturday. June 18th. Hanna and I (Maddie) were standing at the Redbox outside of Walgreens, trying to decide on a movie to watch. Our eyes scanned over the various movie titles, looking to see if any of them would catch our eyes. Then suddenly, a man appeared in line behind us. The pressure began to mount; beads of sweat collected on our foreheads. The clock was ticking... we had to make our decision, and quickly! Abruptly, Hanna suggested the film How Do You Know, and out of the desire to remove myself from the stressful situation, I agreed.
Why, may you ask, did I dramatize our very non-interesting visit to Redbox? Because I have far more interest in writing about that experience than I do about this movie. But that's not what you want to read about, so I guess I'll just write about the movie.
It was ok at best. I was never very interested, and nothing about the story drew me in. We've seen this movie a million times before: Girl meets boy. Girl meets other boy. Girl has to choose between the two. This storyline is getting old (except for a few exceptions). I really don't have anything else to say. Hanna, on the other hand, had a few things to add.
"I had somewhat higher hopes for this movie. The cast seemed solid, the storyline perhaps a bit overused, but still with some potential. I was very wrong, sadly. This movie was a bit of a mess. The plot was extremely cliché, and coming from me (who usually enjoys a somewhat stereotype chick-flick every once in a while), you know that it's overused. There was nothing redeemable whatsoever in any of the characters; they were all as shallow as a puddle. The actors did nothing to help their cause; they just seemed disinterested in playing their respective roles. Overall, I was bored and unimpressed."
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